We had a nice time in town visiting with our support team and meeting with some of the teams that will be ministering around the country. It was good to spend time with them and be encouraged.
During our current visit to the city where our support team is based we were able to go to the coast over the weekend to take a break for a few days. While there we were able to visit Mozambique Island, a major part of Mozambican history. It was first visited by the Portuguese explorer […]
Part of the Fort São Sebastião complex is the Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte, the oldest European building in the Southern Hemisphere. It was built in 1522.
Bible Teaching: We thank the Lord that people continue to show interest in the Bible teaching each week. Many are coming to ask for media players, enabling them to listen to the lessons over and over again. We received an additional 40 players over the past month and already they are out in circulation! Many […]
The next month will be a busy one with a potential translation consultant visit sometime either in March or April. Phil continues to work on getting Scripture translated so our partner Francois has some material ready when he takes over the teaching when we leave in June. We are also working on getting several of […]
One of the believers that meets with us is a very old man who walks all bent over with his cane, literally in a permanent “L” position. His neighbor had been coming faithfully to the teaching and took the time to share and explain the truths with him using the media players. He came to […]
Not much going on with the teaching. The last two meetings have been canceled on account of pouring rain. But, here is a picture of a little one who was at the teaching 2 weeks ago.
During the recent storm the local river flooded its bank. It does this periodically and over the preceding centuries a vast floodplain has been developed. This is the second time the floodplain has completely flooded since we have lived here. (This picture was taken from the yard of a nearby house) In the middle of […]
Here is a picture of Elias and his best friend Nelitu. Nelitu is an orphan who lives with his uncle , one of our neighbors. He and Elias spend most of their days together. Here they are building sand houses for their favorite game “bomba” (bomb). One person builds the house and the other uses […]